Used DK Quad for sale

A friend is selling his DK Canard Quad 6'0, shaped by DJ Kane during one of his trips to Portugal and glassed by BoardCulture. Board has a grey tint both sides with black pinline and a nice polish to finish. Lokbox fins included.

Board was only ridden a couple times and has no dings or much pressure dents. It's almost new!

I don't remember the full dims but it's around 6'0 x 20" 1/2 x 2"1/2. Plenty of foam under the chest while keeping the rails thin enough for nice carves!

And the price is just perfect for the shape and condition... just 450 euros.

Contact Jorge at (+351) 967220850 or e-mail jorgius@net.novis.pt

Manila Surfboards Design

As many of you read a couple weeks ago, Malcolm Campbell was in Portugal shaping at Manila’s factory.
Antonio “Manila” Antunes is the founder and shaper of MSD Surfboards (Manila Surfboards Design). Manila started surfing in the early 90’s and in 1998 he built his factory near Aveiro, North of Portugal. He shapes mainly shortboards and shapes them really well but his interested goes beyond them. He has been working with Malcolm for a few years and also had the honor of having Ian Zamora and Chris Christenson shaping at his factory and sharing important knowledge and experience. All the work with those shapers and a great understanding of surfboard dynamics got him the second place at the European Fish Fry that was held in Portugal, back in 2008 with an awesome Twin Keel.
Manila is a great shaper and a nice guy and will shape my next board which I’m sure will be a blast!

You can know a bit more about Manila and his work at http://www.msdsurfboards.com/

Now something to please the eye, Bonzers, hand shaped by Malcolm, finished by Manila and his crew.

- 5'6 Bumblebee/light vehicle for Lennart

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

- 7'0 Custom shape for Sam

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
- 5'7 mini Light Vehicle for Miguel

Robin in France

Some photos of Robin Kegel during his visit to France last year, shaping, glassing and surfing with the crew from ATS Surfshop.

photos courtesy of ATS Surfshop

Gato french connection

Robin Kegel is arriving in France any day and will do most of his shapes with the crew from ATS Surfshop. So if you want to get your hands on a Gato Heroi surfboard, 100% hand shaped and glassed by the super talented Robin Kegel, go to http://www.board-kulture.com/ or email: contact@board-kulture.com


Also, check out Gato's blog for more information and and tons of amazing boards and photos!

Organik World

Ciro Bicudo aka Organik is an amazingly talented Brazilian artist. I’ve been following His work for a long time and it’s always a pleasure to my eyes to look at His work. He has done a few collaborations with Siebert Surfboards and Almond, drawing some nice t-shirts, hats and boardshorts for them. He is also known for the beautiful headers he made for some blogs like Pineapple Luv, Grass is Greener, Liquid Salt, amongst others.

Please, take a few minutes of your time and have a look at Ciro’s work in http://organikworld.blogspot.com/

Gato Heroi goes to France

Robin Kegel, the man behind those amazing Gato Heroi boards is going to France to shape a very limited number of surfboards at the UWL Factory.

If you want one, hurry up and contact them at: contact@gatoheroi-france.com or go to www.gatoheroi-france.com for more info

Ryan by Miguel Barreira

Miguel Barreira is a professional sports photographer, a stoked surfer and real surfboard addict with a unique passion for alternative surf crafts. Last summer he added another piece of history to his collection by ordering to Ryan Lovelace a Flexspoon, true to George Greenough legacy. For all of us involved it was a very special moment seeing that board come alive. (see post Special One here)

Miguel was at the factory shooting Ryan and his Flexspoon and the result couldn’t be better.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This last photo, probably the most impressive one, was featured at SurfPortugal mag, on a article about Greenough legacy, so I will post it like that, respect for all involved!
 

Ryan Lovelace, Portugal May 2011

Ryan is coming by the end of May and will shape at the Wavegliders Surfboards factory, which will finish all the boards.

Ryan Lovelace is one of the most talented and creative shapers from California and it's a real honour to have him with us.

We are now taking custom orders as well as accepting orders from shops all over Europe, just ask us for our wholesale prices.
Start placing your orders now so we can deliver your magic board in time for your summer vacations.

Contact me at magicquiver@gmail.com or phone: +351 919936850

Ohdawn

Ohdawn is a brand new Copenhagen based independent surf brand. They make hand made products like board bags, T'shirts, handplanes and skates.

"Ohdawn arises from the surf blog collective, Shredsled Society. It’s a collaborative effort of friends who enjoy surfing and making things. This is what we love to do. We try to bridge the gap between surfing and the Copenhagen way of life on our mission for a unique aesthetic. Our goal is to provide hand-build, quality items with strong emphasis on design and functionalism. We specialize in being special…" from http://www.ohdawn.com/


The Handplanes look really good. Gotta try one of those sometime soon.

Check out their work at http://www.ohdawn.com/

Bonzer 3

Although the modern Bonzer 5 are amazing surfboards, with great performance, my attention is still on the original design, the Bonzer 3. The Russ Short Light Vehicle and the Bumblebee are my favorite boards from Malcolm Campbell and it's one of those I'll be asking Malcolm to shape me.

Whether you prefer the original or the modern versions, don't loose the opportunity to have a genuine Bonzer. Still taking orders for Malcolm visit to Portugal later this month. Contact me at magicquiver@gmail.com